I still start by admitting that I have never been a fan of Samsung. I don't like how their panels looks. They might be better today, but they all seemed to have that soap opera look to them.

I have recently gone through the exercise and have found the Sony LCD's to be consistently the best from a personal test perspective and from a rating perspective. They seem to require a more thorough calibration then some, so not great out of the box. But once setup, are really impressive.

May I ask what size are you looking for? I assume the TV will be tied into an audio system, so TV audio isn't a real big issue. Also, light or dark room (tolerance for a matte vs shiny front surface)

Primary: MD600, MS200 (SpeakerLink to AES), Trinnov ST-2, Ayre V6-xe, Salk SS8 3x LRC.
Secondary: MC600 (whole house).
Zone one: 568.2, G57, MS200, Spatial Hologram M2SE.
Zone 2-6 (Awaiting assignment).